a slab of metal, usually ornamented, erected as a memorial to a person or event.

Obelisk

obelisk

A tapering shaft usually of stone or concrete, square or rectangular in section, with a pyramidal apex.

Statue

statue

A representation of a human, animal or fantasy figure in marble, bronze, etc.

Cross

cross

A monument, or other structure in form of a cross.

Dome

dome

A landmark comprising a hemispherical or spheroidal shaped structure

Radar scanner

radar_scanner

A device used for directing a radar beam through a search pattern

Tower

tower

A relatively tall structure which may be used for observation, support, storage or communication etc.

Windmill

windmill

A wind driven system of vanes attached to a tower like structure (excluding wind-generated power plants).

Windmotor

windmotor

A modern structure for the use of windpower.

Spire/Minaret

spire

A tall conical or pyramid-shaped structure often built on the roof or tower of a building, especially a church or mosque.

Large rock or boulder on land

boulder

An isolated rocky formation or a single large stone

Functions

The Function attribute is used for both landmarks and buildings. These tags may be used in place of or in combination with Category tags. The effect of particular combinations is shown in this table. Only those function values relevant to landmarks are listed here.

Function (FUNCTN)

seamark:landmark:function

Definition

+seamark:landmark:category

Rendering

Church

church

A building for public Christian worship.

-

church

tower

church

spire

church

dome

Chapel

chapel

A place for Christian worship other than a parish, cathedral or church, especially one attached to a private house or institution.

-

Temple

temple

A building for public Jewish worship.

-

Pagoda

pagoda

A Hindu or Buddhist temple or sacred building.

-

Shinto shrine

shinto_shrine

A building for public Shinto worship.

-

Buddhist temple

buddhist_temple

A Buddhist temple or sacred building.

-

Mosque

mosque

A Muslim place of worship.

-

Marabout

marabout

A shrine marking the burial place of a Muslim holy man.

-

Communication

communication

Transmitting and/or receiving electronic communication signals.

mast

Radio

radio

Broadcast of radio signals.

mast

Radar

radar

A method, system or technique of using beamed, reflected, and timed radio waves for detecting, locating, or tracking objects, and for measuring altitudes.